http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/YangonFind stories, videos, and photos about Yangon from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:51:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.suukyi/tztop.suu.kyi.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Yangon14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Yangon from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTextNobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is to be taken to a prison courtroom in Myanmar Thursday after an American was arrested for allegedly sneaking into the home where she is under house arrest, a spokesman for her political party said.Thu, 14 May 2009 05:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.american.detained/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/myanmar.american.detained/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Embassy official in Myanmar met Wednesday with a detained American suspected of sneaking into the home of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate under house arrest by the government.Wed, 13 May 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.suukyi/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 20 police officers entered the tightly guarded home of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, a day after authorities detained an American swimming away from the property across a lake.Thu, 07 May 2009 09:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/myanmar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/myanmar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion rattled Myanmar's main city, Yangon, on Thursday morning, the eve of the one-year anniversary of a junta crackdown on anti-government protesters, police said.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers reportedly fired into crowds and beat Buddhist monks Thursday, and state media said nine people were killed as Myanmar's military rulers continued its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.humanrights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.humanrights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Human Rights Council is pushing for a fact-finding mission to Myanmar as video smuggled out of the secretive country shows unarmed protesters being beaten by the military regime's security forces.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: A TIME writer, just expelled from Burma, explains how anger and foreign aid could help unhinge the ruling juntaTue, 20 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807848,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThere's a surreal sense of order in Burma's new capital, which is far removed from the rest of the devastated countryMon, 19 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon, according to video broadcast on state television.Mon, 19 May 2008 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the government's own aid efforts fall short, the Buddhist monks are joining other private citizens in taking up the slackFri, 16 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1806637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1806637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid in the wake of this month's devastating cycloneThu, 15 May 2008 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1770923,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnother powerful storm headed toward Burma's cyclone-devastated delta, where so little aid has reached that the U.N. warned on Wednesday of a "second wave of deaths" among an estimated 2 million survivorsWed, 14 May 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/myanmar.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/myanmar.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs aid groups struggled to distribute supplies to cyclone victims despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was broadcasting messages urging people to vote "yes" in a referendum that critics say would strengthen the military rule.Sun, 11 May 2008 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGovernment officials, all but absent since cyclone Nargis killed tens of thousands across Burma, pressed ahead with a referendum Saturday in villages still reeling from the disasterSat, 10 May 2008 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter days of stonewalling, the Myanmar government is ready to accept aid from around the world for victims of Saturday's deadly cyclone, the country's U.N. ambassador said Friday. Sat, 10 May 2008 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurmese have no time to grieve as they try to salvage their lives after cyclone NargisFri, 09 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's military government began allowing aid agencies into the country Thursday to respond to the dire needs of those who survived the killer storm but is still being criticized for acting too slow.Fri, 09 May 2008 04:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blogs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blogs/index.html#cnnSTCTextEyewitness reports on the devastation and suffering left in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar trickled out Wednesday by way of Web sites and blogs.Wed, 07 May 2008 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cyclone death toll soared above 22,000 on Tuesday and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign countries mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on record, state radio reportedTue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBurma officials said on Tuesday the death toll could continue to climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aidTue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/myanmar.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTextResidents in this sprawling river delta city hacked their way through downed trees and trudged through knee-deep swirling brown waters Monday as they tried to pick up the pieces of their lives after a deadly cyclone ravaged the southeast Asian country over the weekend.Mon, 05 May 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlmost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing in Burma as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone, state media reportedSun, 04 May 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/myanmar.blasts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/myanmar.blasts/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo bombs exploded Sunday in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar, a Western diplomatic source said.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1729818,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1729818,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a cynical nod to reform, the military junta announces a plebiscite and parliamentary elections. But the not-so-fine print promises no real freedomThu, 10 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/myanmar.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/myanmar.ireport/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the surface, Yangon appears almost normal since most of the military's activities now take place under cover of a nighttime curfew away from the cameras. But what is normal -- and what happens beyond normal?Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of villagers living on the outskirts of Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon, marched in support of the country's military junta Saturday after being threatened with steep fines if they did not, a political activist leader hiding in Yangon told CNN by phone.Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResidents say many of the clerics who led Rangoon's protests remain imprisoned while others have fled the city Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/myanmar.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/myanmar.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of political prisoners locked in a Myanmar police compound are facing squalid living conditions following a massive government crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations staged in late September, a political activist leader hiding in Yangon told CNN by phone.Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Myanmar Tuesday after talks with the country's junta chief and pro-democracy leader aimed at ending a brutal crackdown on widespread protests.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.N. envoy remained tightlipped Wednesday about his meetings with Myanmar's junta chief and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, a highly watched mission that followed the regime's deadly crackdown on democracy protesters.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/myanmar.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's foreign minister U Nyan Win on Monday blamed intense pro-democracy demonstrations in his country on "political opportunists" and declared that "normalcy has now returned to Myanmar."Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/myanmar.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/myanmar.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks between U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari and Myanmar's secretive military leader were stalled for another day on Monday. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666978,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLast week's crackdown on Burmese protesters made headlines. But the nation's military junta remains a mysteryMon, 01 Oct 2007 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/myanmar.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/myanmar.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari met Sunday with Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an effort to quell recent tensions between the country's military leaders and protesters, the U.N. confirmed in a news release.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/myanmar.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he believes the death toll in the Myanmar crackdown to be "far greater" than has so far been reported, The Associated Press has said. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Internet connection in Myanmar was cut Friday, limiting the free flow of information the nation's citizens were sharing with the world depicting the violent crackdown on monks and other peaceful demonstrators.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666576,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666576,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe protests have diminished and the monks have been scattered, as the junta lashes out at Burmese civiliansFri, 28 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed with a laptop, a blogger named Ko Htike has thrust himself into the middle of the violent crackdown against monks and other peaceful demonstrators in his homeland of Myanmar.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/myanmar.crackdown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/myanmar.crackdown/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to send a special envoy to Myanmar amid reports of several deaths in clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters led by Buddhist monks.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1665607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe scene on the streets of Burma's capital was chaotic as security forces cracked down on protesting monksWed, 26 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/myanmar.protest.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/myanmar.protest.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPro-government gangs on trucks staked out key streets in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday, as the country's military rulers sought to crush a rare wave of dissent by pro-democracy activists protesting fuel price increases.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/myanmar.dissidents.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/myanmar.dissidents.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's military rulers arrested 13 leading dissidents on Wednesday in a series of midnight raids in Yangon designed to quash protests against rising fuel prices and falling living standards.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/myanmar.blasts/index.htmlA rebel group opposed to Myanmar's military regime has denied it was responsible for three bombs that exploded at two shopping centers and a Thai trade exhibition in Yangon, killing 11 people and wounding 162 others.Sat, 07 May 2005 14:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/email.appeals.myanmar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/email.appeals.myanmar/index.htmlWe received thousands of e-mails in the days after December's tsunamis from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the disaster.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/myanmar.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/myanmar.blast/index.htmlAn explosion tore through a walkway at a train station in Myanmar's capital, Yangon, causing no casualties, according to initial reports from officials in the Southeast Asian nation.Sat, 26 Jun 2004 07:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/myanmar.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/myanmar.talks/index.htmlUnited Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging southeast Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Tue, 18 May 2004 00:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301064/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/16/301064/index.htmTo: personal@fortunemail.com; a_wintour @vogue.com; emme@fashionemergency.com; babs@kennebunkport.com Mon, 16 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDT